Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-04
ALMOST SESSION Time.
Senators and Representatives locking
for Housesor Lodgings--Speaker
CarIisIe's Task.
Congressman James E. Campbell Of
Ohio on the Political Situation.
Civil Service q Hambug.
Admiral Porter Reviews the Question OF
Coast Dsfenses In His Annual Re-
Port-A New Life Boat.
HUNTING LODGINGS.

HUNTING LODGINGS.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l. During the
past few days Senators aud Representa-
tives have been appearing st the capital
in considerable numbers and the hunt for
quarters has fairly begun. There seems
to be pretty general disposition among
the new Representatives and Senators to
go to housekeeping, having received
probably, an exaggerated account of the
famous washington boarding house
women" with six daughters, two lobbyists
and otner modern conveniences, so that
the great search is for houses. The sup
ply of houses will not meet
the demand, and most of them
will have to go to the hotels or into
lodgings.
ORGANIZATION.
There is some talk about the organiza-
ton of the House, but there is no speaker
ship to look forward to and the only
contest as TO the other officers so far
spoken of with any sincerity is for the
place of doOr-keeper. Besides Mr..
Dopelson, the Epresent door-keeper,
there are two active candidates, A Bur
nett Of New York and j. B. Hart of
Mississippi. Mr.. Hart is said to be Mr..
Donelson's most formidable rival and his
friends claim that he will be elected.
They say he has been making g quiet
canvass. and has many warm friends
working for him. He has the entire dele
CATION from his state. They are working
earnestly for him and have warm
supporters in some cases, amounting 10
the whole delegations in Texas, Louisi-
ana, Florida, Maryland, South Carolina,
Georgia, New York, PENNSYLVANIA, Mis-
souri, and Michigan. Mr.. Donelson has
made very good doorkeeper and has
many friends, and the contest promises
t. be hot one. Ali the other officers, it
is thought, will be reelected practically
without contest.
g?iS THE HOUSE COMMUTERS.
The making of the committees is going
to be a hard task for the speaker, on &C
count OF the large number of new mem
bers. Nearly all the members of some Of
the committees failed Of reelection. The
committee of the District Of Columbia
lost its chsirmsn, Mr. Barbour, and four
members besides. The appropriations
committee lost three members. The
committee on elections lost nine Of it's
fourteen members. The ways and means
Committee lost its chairman and three
other members, and so on through the
list, 80 thst in making up the new COM
mittees the old ones will furnish very
little foundation to build on and there
will be great deal of material toIplacc.
A DEFEATED CANDIDATE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Hon. james E.
Campbell Of OAio, who was q formidable
rival candidate of Tom Powell, arrived
here yesterday and registered at the
Arlington. In conversation tonight on
the situation in the Buckeye state he says
"We have made much hesdWay in the
convsss, and the outlook is very, favora-
BILE. l won't say that we will carry the
state, and won't ssy that we will not, but
We are not discouraged"
"lf Foraker Is elected would il be 9
condemnation OF the administrations"
az csn't cay that, but have heard that
a vote fol-, Powell is a vote for the adminis-
tr2tion, snd the construction you sug-
gest could not be placed on the election
of Foraker, the same as an Endorsement
Of the administration by the success OF
Powell"
"Whst will be the effect of Governor
Gordon taking the stump for PoWell?"
"Merely to cause greater activity"
don't anticipate the change of many
votes"
"What is your opinion Of tie Pres;-
dent trip?"
"Well, no nonsense. It YVES a good
thing, but don't believe it will benefit
him sDy Ia the northwest. It had good
effect in the south and increased his pop
ulariiy in that section immensely. The
battle flag order was costly blunder and
started stresh ell the old animosities OF
the north. Possibly the feeling engen-
dered by that order may die out before
the presidential election"
al suppose New York will be watched
with interest by the administration this
coming week."
81 should say so. New York is very
important st this period and the result
may determine the party's success next
year, but I believe the Democrats will
elect their ticket. However, if New ork
goes Republican the administration had
just % we'll fold Its arms. 1t is of the
utmost importance that New York should
| indorse the administration. II it does
not don't see any possible chance for
'S8 unless the Democrats can carry q
large state like Ohio or Illinois,
"Do you agree with the civil service
commission that the clerks shall not con-
tribute to the campaign fund.-"
"The civil service law is humbug, and
when the Republicans ges back In power
! they will abolish it as it ought to be. Il
l were s clerk I'd contribute my mite and
let them discharge me If they dared. The
idea OF Commissioners Oberly and
| Lyman saving what the clerks shall moi
do with their money, who ever heard Q;
such thing amopg free people. II the
| President has the right, and no one dis
putes it, the clerks have too, and ii they
have spunk they will do so. Civil service
| is humbug."
THE NATIONS WEAKNESSES.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Admiral Porter
has made his annual report TO the Secre.
tsry OF the Navy. In considering the
question OF coast defenses, the Admira
ststss that the following harbors ere en-,
tirely defenseless agsinst 6 single iron
clad: New York, Boston, San Francisco
| the lake ports, Hampton RosdS
Norfolk, New Orlesns, Philadelphia
Washington, Baltimore, Portland, Me,
Rhode Island ports, Key West, Charles
ton, Mobile, Savannah, Galveston
Pensacola, Wilmington, San Diego, CAL;
Portsmouth, N. j., to say nothing Of
many other places of importance. Two
heavy iron-clads could commence at the
essternmost point and proceed along Ia,
coast TO Texas, laying them 81
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